Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Week of February 11-15
Monday - Intro to The Great Gatsby.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.
Tuesday - Preliminary thesis work.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.
Wednesday - Preliminary thesis conferences and reading days.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement (3 versions!) are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.
Thursday - Preliminary thesis conferences and reading days.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement (3 versions!) are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz. 3.) By Thursday, February 21st, complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby.
Friday - The Great Gatsby discussion of chapter 1.
Homework - 1.) For Thursday, February 21st, read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz. 2.) Complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby by Thursday, February 21st.
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Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.
Tuesday - Preliminary thesis work.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.
Wednesday - Preliminary thesis conferences and reading days.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement (3 versions!) are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz.
Thursday - Preliminary thesis conferences and reading days.
Homework - 1.) Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement (3 versions!) are due Friday, 2/15. 2.) By Friday, read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz. 3.) By Thursday, February 21st, complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby.
Friday - The Great Gatsby discussion of chapter 1.
Homework - 1.) For Thursday, February 21st, read chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby, complete the journal entry, and be ready for a quiz. 2.) Complete the vocabulary.com list for The Great Gatsby by Thursday, February 21st.
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Monday, February 4, 2019
Week of February 4-8
Monday - Research question work.
Homework - Have 3 research questions for 2 different junior theme topics, typed and double-spaced and ready to hand in tomorrow.
Tuesday - Research question work and intro to the annotated bibliography.
Homework - Be ready to work in the library. If you have spare time the next 3 days in the library then you're going about this process the wrong way.
Wednesday - Meet in the library.
Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography. By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic. Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.
Thursday - Meet in the library.
Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography. By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic. Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.
Friday - Meet in the library.
Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography. By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic. Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.
PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE GREAT GATSBY ASAP!
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Homework - Have 3 research questions for 2 different junior theme topics, typed and double-spaced and ready to hand in tomorrow.
Tuesday - Research question work and intro to the annotated bibliography.
Homework - Be ready to work in the library. If you have spare time the next 3 days in the library then you're going about this process the wrong way.
Wednesday - Meet in the library.
Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography. By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic. Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.
Thursday - Meet in the library.
Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography. By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic. Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.
Friday - Meet in the library.
Homework - Read, peruse sources, and create your annotated bibliography. By the end of the week you'll decide on your junior theme topic. Your annotated bibliography and preliminary thesis statement are due Friday, 2/15.
PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE GREAT GATSBY ASAP!
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019
Week of January 28-February 1
Monday - Return final exams.
Homework - None.
Tuesday - Intro to Unit 3: Audacity.
Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet. Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.
Wednesday - Snow day.
Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet. Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.
Thursday - Snow day.
Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet. Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.
Friday - Discuss Rather chapter and unit intro continued.
Homework - For Monday, write down 3 possible junior theme topics you're interested in and complete the freewrite packet. Remember that each topic should be something that's relevant to Americans today. It can be a source of discussion, controversy, or something that you think should be discussed in our country. If the google document from our work in November is helpful, feel free to use it.
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Homework - None.
Tuesday - Intro to Unit 3: Audacity.
Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet. Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.
Wednesday - Snow day.
Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet. Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.
Thursday - Snow day.
Homework - Read Dan rather's chapter "Audacity" from What Unites Us and answer one of the questions on the unit introduction sheet. Be ready to share in class discussion Friday.
Friday - Discuss Rather chapter and unit intro continued.
Homework - For Monday, write down 3 possible junior theme topics you're interested in and complete the freewrite packet. Remember that each topic should be something that's relevant to Americans today. It can be a source of discussion, controversy, or something that you think should be discussed in our country. If the google document from our work in November is helpful, feel free to use it.
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Finals News!
Trevs,
In a fit of compassion I decided to post the readings from first semester. Go to our course in Canvas, look under "Files," and you'll see handouts and packets there.
Have a great weekend!
In a fit of compassion I decided to post the readings from first semester. Go to our course in Canvas, look under "Files," and you'll see handouts and packets there.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, January 11, 2019
Week of January 14-18
Monday - Discuss O Pioneers!
Homework - 1.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement. 2.) Finish O Pioneers! for Wednesday. 3.) In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Tuesday - "Joy."
Homework - 1.) Finish O Pioneers! for tomorrow. 2.) In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Wednesday - Discuss O Pioneers!
Homework - In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Thursday - "Joy."
Homework - In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class tomorrow. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Friday - Exam preparation.
Homework - Organize materials for the exam next week and start reviewing texts.
THE EXAM IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH, AT 10AM IN ROOM 450.
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Homework - 1.) If you want to rewrite your unit 2 essay, it's due Tuesday, January 15th. You must do the following: meet with Mr. Lawler, staple your new draft on top of your old draft, and highlight your revisions. If you make substantive revisions, you may earn a 1/2 grade to 1 grade improvement. 2.) Finish O Pioneers! for Wednesday. 3.) In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Tuesday - "Joy."
Homework - 1.) Finish O Pioneers! for tomorrow. 2.) In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Wednesday - Discuss O Pioneers!
Homework - In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class on Friday. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Thursday - "Joy."
Homework - In preparation for our exam, read the excerpt from William Egginton's The Splintering Of The American Mind for class tomorrow. On a sheet of paper, answer these three questions: 1 - "What argument do you think Egginton is making about America in 2018? 2 - What's one passage that you believe concisely captures his argument? 3 - What's one passage from the reading that you find confusing?"
Friday - Exam preparation.
Homework - Organize materials for the exam next week and start reviewing texts.
THE EXAM IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH, AT 10AM IN ROOM 450.
NO MORE BLOGGING UNTIL 3RD QUARTER.
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